After losing 2-0 on the road in the second of three match-ups that Chivas USA will have against the Colorado Rapids, forward Jose Manuel Rivera, native of Guadalajara, appeared with the Red-and-White squad for the fourth time this season. Having 22 minutes to help the team make a comeback against the Rapids, Rivera became trouble for the Colorado back line.

Jose Manuel Rivera had his first attempt at goal against the Rapids after receiving a pass from Alvarez inside the box, where the forward took a shot at goal, but the ball went wide right of the goal. The Red-and-White effort on the field was not enough to contain the Colorado squad who was able to score on two occasions; goals scored by Atiba Harris and Nathan Sturgis.

"“What do we need? Well, we need to keep working, minimize our errors because at the end of the day, they are costing us a lot of goals in the first minutes, so we have to solve that. Once the first couple of minutes pass, we gain control of the game,” Rivera commented after the game."

The Red-and-White have not been able to have a constant line-up this season, whether it’s due to injuries or suspensions, Jose Luis Sanchez Solá'’s team has had to work with what’'s available. Situation that Rivera knows has not been the best for the team.

"The good thing is that we have been improving. The truth is that there has been an idea since the beginning - keep improving. We knew that it was going to be difficult, because of the system; we are a totally new team, with many new players. We are improving," said Rivera.

With 22 games to go before the regular season ends, Chivas USA still has time to recover and return to the good streak that the team had at the beginning of the season.

“We need to be conscious that there's still a lot of time before the season ends. We still have time to recover and we have the team to play good and get points," Rivera concluded.